Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-11
LOCAL BREYITIES.

The circus, which operated for two weeks
at Tenth and o, has left the city.
Hodson's stable of racers arrived in this
city yesterday morning from lone.
The jail-yard OF the city prison is re-
ceiving its triennial coat of whitewash.
A large sign with the inscription Hay
Market will be placed at Sixteenth and
Z streets.
For the benefit of the Directors of Snow
flake Park stand has been erected above
the roof of the special stand.
The work of painting the State Capitol
is nearly finished and the building pre-
sents handsome appearance.
Gait is getting to be pork center. Last
week seven carloads of hogs were shipped
from that place to San Francisco.
One of the largest hop shipments of the
season was made yesterday. Their usual
destination is Milwaukee or Philadelphia
The Grand Jury will be impaneled next
Wednesday by Judge Van Fleet. There is
considerable work on hand for that body
There will be a battalion drill and dress
parade of the city companies at Armory
Hall, on next Thursday evening, TO which
the public are invited.
The Hickman ranch, of 100 acres, three
miles southeast of Gait, was sold last week
at $40 an acre to NJ. X. Buchanan, gentle
man recently from the East.
The trial of Cow Muey, who is charged
with having robbed fellow countryman,
is being heard in Justice Posts Court. II
will likely be concluded to-day.
An endeavor is being made in Woodland
to have the Chinatown at that place re-
moved to another locality, where the stencil
and unclean appearance will be less notice
able.
Reed & Co., treemen, are having con-
structed two-story building in their tree
yard near the depot, to be used for office
purposes during the coming tree-planung
season.
Oscar Flint who resides on the Riverside
road a few miles south of this city, raised
this season forty-six tons of tomatoes on
four acres of land, and from which the net
profits were 500.
Postmaster Stephens and Assistant Post
master Leake came up from San Francisco
last evening, to which place they went to
attend the trial of young Daily, who
pleaded guilty yesterday to rihing pack
ages N the mails.
The Native Sons of Elk Grove will give
a grand ball this evening at Toronto Hall.
Elk Grove, on the occasion of the third
anniversary of the organization of their
local Parlor. Many young people will at
tend from this city.
Harry Draper called on his wife, Mrs.
Lilly C. Draper. al the county Jail yesterday
to arrange for a division CT The common
property. The meeting was very affecting
but what arrangements the unhappy couple
made were not learned.
The Yosemite Commission, hich visited
the valley last week for the purpose of re-
ceiving the State hotel, the Stonemen
House, have returned without performing
that duty. The building is not done YET,
nor won't be before November 1st.
Paul Shirley, Warden of the State Peni-
Tertiary at San Quentin, has paid the fol-
lowing amounts into the State Treasury for
the month of September : Receipts for mis-
cellaneous manufactured articles, 81 ,199 %;
Tor the sale of jute goods, IS, lis 16.
Deputy Sheriff Bennett goes to San Fran
cisco this morning, having in charge Man
uel Castro, the young boy who committed
SO many petty thieving operations in this
couuty few days since. He will be placed
in charge of the Boys and Girls Aid Soci-
ely to see if anything in the way of refor-
nation can be effected.
The temporary railing around the vacant
lot at Seventh and K streets, formerly occu-
pied by the Catholic Church, is in very
dangerous and shaky condition. The side
walk also is in very bad repair and needs
20 have the spikes driven down. The wori,
of removing the debris of the RACED church
is progressing, and by the end of the week
1t is expected that the old foundation wall
viii be renewed, when ii is thought the old
corner stone will be found